List 18

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Euphonious

Answer 0

Adj. pleasing in sound

Question 1

Euphemism

Answer 1

N. Mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

Question 2

Evanescent

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Adj. fleeting; vanishing

Question 3

Evince

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V. Show clearly

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Evocative

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Adj. tending to call up (emotions, memories)

Question 5

Exacerbate

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V. Worsen; embitter

Question 6

Exacting

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Adj. extremely demanding

Question 7

Exceptionable

Answer 7

Adj. objectionable

Question 8

Excoriate

Answer 8

V. Scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off

Question 9

Exculpate

Answer 9

V. Clear from blame

Question 10

Execrable

Answer 10

Adj. very bad

Question 11

Exegesis

Answer 11

N. Explanation; interpretation, especially of a biblical text

Question 12

Exhaustive

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Adj. thorough; comprehensive

Question 13

Exhort

Answer 13

V. Urge

Question 14

Exhume

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V. Dig out of the ground; remove from the grave

Question 15

Exigency

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N. Urgent situation

Question 16

Exonerate

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V. Acquit; exculpate

Question 17

Exorbitant

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Adj. excessive

Question 18

Expatriate

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N. Exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

Question 19

Expedient

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Adj. suitable; practical; politic

Question 20

Expedite

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V. Hasten

Question 21

Expenditure

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N. Payment or expense; output

Question 22

Expiate

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V. Make amends for (a sin)

Question 23

Expletive

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N, interjection; profane oath

Question 24

Explicate

Answer 24

V. Explain; interpret; clarify

Question 25

Expository

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Adj. explanatory; serving to explain

Question 26

Expropriate

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V. Take possession of

Question 27

Expunge

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V. Cancel; remove

Question 28

Expurgate

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V. Clean; remove offensive parts of a book

Question 29

Extant

Answer 29

Adj. still in existence

Question 30

Extenuate

Answer 30

V. Weaken; mitigate

Question 31

Extort

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V. Wrong from; get money by threats, etc.

Question 32

Extradition

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N, surrender of a prisoner by one state to another

Question 33

Extraneous

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Adj. not essential; superfluous

Question 34

Extrapolation

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N. Projection; conjecture

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Extricate

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V. Free; disentangle

Question 36

Extrinsic

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Adj. external; not essential; extraneous

Question 37

Extrovert

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N. Person interested mostly in external objects and actions

Question 38

Extrude

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V. Force or push out

Question 39

Facetious

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Adj. joking (often inappropriately); humorous

Question 40

Facile

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Adj. easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial

Question 41

Facsimile

Answer 41

N, copy